Zooey 'accidentally' entered beauty pageant

Oops! Sounds like Zooey Deschanel got more than she bargained for when she entered a talent contest as a child, with her mum and big sis Emily watching from the sidelines.

In a new interview with Company, Zooey says that she couldn't just quit, and carried on through the rounds:

"It was basically all the trappings of a beauty pageant, without the swimsuit round! You had to do a big musical opening number and answer the sorts of questions they ask in beauty pageants, about charity.

"I was horrified once I realised what it was. I thought I was entering a talent contest – a pageant was not cool!

"But I'm not a quitter, so I stuck it out, and my mom and sister laughed at me the entire time. I didn't win. A girl who played the viola did."

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